Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 802

Chapter 802: Chapter 799: Beguilement

Bai Qingyan looked up and smiled at Shen Qingzhu, only to see Shen Qingzhu nodding her head.

Inside the large tent, the brazier burned brightly. Shen Qingzhu used a pair of copper tongs to stir the red-hot coals, and her entire body was bathed in a warm glow.

Bai Qingyan smiled, lowered her eyes to gaze at the letter from her mother, and slowly began to speak: "At that time, I had a team of female guards by my side, and behind me were my grandfather, father, and uncles, and my younger brothers. Naturally, I had no worries and could charge forward recklessly. But now... I can no longer act so wantonly."

She still had to protect the Bai family, and she had to fulfill the long-cherished ambition passed down through the Bai family for generations. How could she let herself die?

Shen Qingzhu looked at Bai Qingyan, who had lost even more weight recently, and felt deeply guilty. As Bai Qingyan’s personal guard, she should have followed her to the battlefield. Instead, she stayed in the peaceful Dadu City, letting Bai Qingyan face danger alone. It was truly inexcusable.

Mrs. Dong mentioned in the letter that everything in Shuoyang was fine and told Bai Qingyan not to worry. In a subtle way, she informed Bai Qingyan that Steward Liu and the others were acting prudently and had taken care of everything she had entrusted to them.

"What did Madam say?" Shen Qingzhu couldn’t help asking out of curiosity.

"Mother said in her letter that Clan Leader Bai Qihe of the Bai Clan in Shuoyang knew I needed medicinal herbs from Daliang, so he led the clan members in a unified effort. They didn’t just buy a lot of medicinal herbs to support the army attacking Daliang; they also donated money and goods as a collective effort... and purchased a batch of grain, which they sent along with us. Even though it might be a drop in the bucket, it’s a token of the clan’s intentions."

Bai Qingyan flipped the letter to another page, "The rest of the letter consists of some trivial instructions."

Bai Qingyan carefully read through her mother’s instructions word by word, then touched the fox fur cloak her mother had hand-sewn and felt a warm smile in her eyes.

Seeing Bai Qingyan fold Mrs. Dong’s letter, Shen Qingzhu then took out a letter from her chest and handed it to Bai Qingyan, "This is a letter Second Young Lady asked me to bring to you."

Bai Qingyan quickly accepted the letter and opened it, sitting by the light to read it carefully.

"Ever since Second Young Lady learned of Fan Yuhuai’s strange behavior, she arranged extra manpower to keep an eye on him and those he interacted with..." Shen Qingzhu calmly recounted to Bai Qingyan what she knew, "Fan Yuhuai, whether he’s being cautious or sincerely maintaining friendships, frequently meets with old members of the Patrol Camp and his subordinates in the imperial guard."

"When I first heard about this, I tried to bribe a waiter at the tavern to spy on them, but I encountered someone sent by Second Young Lady. According to the waiter and the person Second Young Lady sent, they found nothing suspicious. Apart from reminiscing about old times, they didn’t discuss anything inappropriate."

Besides looking after her master, Shen Qingzhu also investigated unusual matters for Bai Qingyan in Dadu City.

In addition to what Shen Qingzhu had mentioned, Bai Jinxiu’s letter also stated that... the amount Fan Yuhuai spent on those gatherings almost matched his salary.

Fan Yuhuai had given gifts to Hongmei from the Crown Prince’s residence, asking for a future for his son. After Hongmei told the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince summoned Fan Yuhuai, declared him an ally, and said Fan Yuhuai could personally ask him for his son’s future. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}